Durham Highway Fire Department

10/08/2026

Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the tragic line-of-duty death at the Durham Fire Department.

On behalf of everyone at DHFD, we extend our deepest condolences to the fallen firefighter’s family, friends, and fellow firefighters. We also wish the two injured firefighters a full and speedy recovery.

Our thoughts are with the entire Durham Fire family.

09/11/2026

Ready to answer the call? Durham Highway Fire Rescue is hiring a Driver Operator and a Firefighter.

Learn more and apply at dhfd.org/careers

08/20/2026

This week Durham Highway spent time at RDU participating in mutual aid training alongside RDU, Raleigh, Morrisville, and Cary fire departments.

Crews trained on aircraft fuel, engine and landing gear fires, interior cabin and cockpit fires, ventilation, forcible entry, and victim search and rescue. Tanker 8 supported the operation with water shuttle operations throughout both days.

Training like this gives our crews the opportunity to sharpen specialized skills and strengthen coordination with our mutual aid partners before the real call comes in.

Thank you to RDU for hosting!

08/07/2026

A bit of DHFD history from fire historian Legeros Fire Line

Evening history. Wake County. This was the first fire truck of the Durham Highway Fire Department, a 1960 Army surplus "deuce-and-a-half" that the volunteer firefighters converted into a pumper-tanker.

Equipped with a front-mounted 150 GPM pump and a 1,500-gallon tank, it carried 150 feet of one-inch hose.

It was originally housed in a two-bay metal building on Davis Circle, off of the "Durham Highway" aka Highway 70 or Glenwood Avenue.

And was soon joined by a 1965 Chevy/Darley pumper, 500/500, that was purchased new. It was Unit 1, and the picture below was Unit 2.

This picture was taken on April 13, 1966, at a training fire at an abandoned house "just off the Leesville Highway behind Brookhaven."

It was part of a 12-hour training program attended by 22 volunteer firefighters and sponsored by W. W. Holding Industrial Center.

Believe Raleigh Times photographer Martin Rogers took the photo.

07/07/2026

Visit DHFD.org/careers to learn more and apply.

05/26/2026

The Durham Highway Fire Department Annual Meeting will be held this Thursday, May 28th at 6:00 PM at Station 1.

We encourage members of the community to attend and stay informed on department updates, operations, and future initiatives.

03/18/2026

DHFD R5 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Creedmoor Rd today alongside . Crews arrived to find one patient pinned inside the vehicle. R5 personnel quickly went to work and successfully extricated the patient in under 6 minutes.